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Predicting the Future of Coral Reefs in a Changing World
June 6, 2013 — Scientists have described for the first time the biological process of how corals create their skeletons, which form massive and ecologically vital coral reefs in the world's oceans. They identified ... > full story -
Where Trash Accumulates in the Deep Sea
June 5, 2013 — Surprisingly large amounts of discarded trash end up in the ocean. Plastic bags, aluminum cans, and fishing debris not only clutter our beaches, but accumulate in open-ocean areas such as the "Great ... > full story -
U.S. Clean Air Act Increased Atlanta Rainfall
June 5, 2013 — The Clean Air Act of 1970 caused a rebound in rainfall for a US city. Scientists analyzed summer rainfall data from nine weather stations in the Atlanta metropolitan area from 1948 to 2009. They ... > full story -
Pollution Controls Increase Beach Attendance, Study Shows
June 5, 2013 — Southern California beaches with storm drain diversion systems attract millions more people annually, a new study ... > full story -
A Lucky Catch: A Tiny New Fish, Haptoclinus Dropi, from the Southern Caribbean
June 5, 2013 — A lucky catch, a new species of tiny blenniiform fish has been discovered as a part of the Smithsonian Institution's Deep Reef Observation Project. The new, beautifully colored Haptoclinus dropi is ... > full story -
NASA's IceBridge Mission Contributes to New Map of Antarctica
June 5, 2013 — A new dataset called Bedmap2 gives a clearer picture of Antarctica from the ice surface down to the bedrock below. Bedmap2 is a significant improvement on the previous collection of Antarctic data -- ... > full story -
Human Deforestation Outweighs Climate Change for Coral Reefs
June 5, 2013 — Better land use is the key to preventing further damage to the world's coral reefs, according to new research. The study has important implications for Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The study ... > full story -
New Way Fish Camouflage Themselves in the Ocean: Manipulating How Light Reflects Off Skin
June 3, 2013 — Researchers found that lookdown fish camouflage themselves through a complex manipulation of polarized light after it strikes the fish skin. In laboratory studies, they showed that this kind of ... > full story -
The Jewels of the Ocean: Two New Species and a New Genus of Octocorals from the Pacific
June 3, 2013 — Two new beautiful species of octocorals and a new genus have been described from the well explored west coast of North America. Despite the 3,400 known species nowadays, these colorful marine jewels ... > full story -
Acceleration of Ocean Denitrification During Deglaciation Documented
June 3, 2013 — As ice sheets melted during the deglaciation of the last ice age and global oceans warmed, oceanic oxygen levels decreased and "denitrification" accelerated by 30 to 120 percent, a new international ... > full story
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